Clinical Coding Assistant

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Clinical Coding Assistant, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring accurate patient records and hospital funding. This entry-level position offers comprehensive training in medical terminology and coding standards, setting you on a rewarding career path. You'll support a dedicated team, learning essential skills while contributing to patient care and NHS services.

Qualifications

• Understanding medical terminology and conditions.
• Applying national coding standards.

Responsibilities

• Gathering and organising patient notes and discharge lists.
• Tracking down missing documentation.
• Assisting with essential admin and data entry.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Analytical Skills

Investigative Skills

Education

National Clinical Coding Qualification

Job description

Ever wondered how a hospital keeps track of everything it does – every surgery, every diagnosis, every patient treated?

The answer? Clinical Coding.

We’re offering two exciting opportunities for enthusiastic individuals to begin their journey into the world of Clinical Coding – a vital, skilled, and rewarding career where your attention to detail and curiosity can directly impact patient care, hospital funding, and NHS services.

Why Coding Matters

Clinical Coders are the hidden heroes of hospital life. They turn complex medical notes into national codes that tell the story of every patient’s care.

These Codes

• Ensure hospitals get the correct funding for the treatments they provide
• Help the NHS plan services and spot health trends
• Keep patient records accurate and future-proof
  
  

When the coding is wrong, hospitals might lose money, services could be misallocated, and patient records may not tell the full story. That’s why we need people who are switched-on, detail-driven, and ready to take pride in getting things right.

As a Clinical Coding Assistant, you’ll help support the team by:

• Gathering and organising patient notes and discharge lists
• Tracking down missing documentation
• Assisting with essential admin and data entry
• Helping ensure the right information is in place so coders can do their job accurately and efficiently
  
  

These are just the first steps in a career that’s as meaningful as it is methodical. With our excellent career pathways, you won’t just be supporting others, you’ll be learning the ropes and building a career of your own.

From Day One, You’ll Be Trained To

• Understand medical terminology and conditions
• Apply national coding standards
• Build strong analytical and investigative skills
• Work towards a nationally recognised qualification in Clinical Coding
  
  

Better still, once you’ve passed your training and meet internal standards, you’ll progress to a Band 3 where you’ll prepare for the National Clinical Coding Exam. Pass that, and you’ll advance to a Band 4 – Senior Clinical Coding Officer.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sandra Atha Job title: Clinical Coding Site Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 03033303962

Fiona Clark

Information Manager for Clinical Coding

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01482 468124